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Chapter 3 - SS
Social S.
Term | Definition |
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Colony | A country or area under a full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country. |
Natural Resources | Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. |
Mercantilism | Belief in benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. |
Merchant | A person who buys and sells some goods especially on a large scale or with foreign countries. |
Merchandise | Goods to be bought and sold. |
Harvested | A bring in or to get it |
Monopoly | An exclusive possession or control of a supply of or trade in a commodity or service. |
Charter | A set of rules and privileges granted to a company by a king or queen. |
Ruler | A person exercising government or dominion. |
Economic | Relating to economics or an economy |
Permanent Settlement | A place they will stay and live or create their own community. |
Languages of 13 Colonies | They speak English, German, Sweden, and Holland. |
Agriculture | Farming, growing crops |
Rupert's Land | It was owned by Hudson's Bay company. |
Hudson's Bay Company | Hudson's Bay Company is a Canadian retail business group. |
Catholic | Including a wide variety of things; all-embracing. |
Coexistence | 2 or more people of diverse cultures living together peacefully |
Catholic Church | The Catholic Church, sometimes referred to as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church. |
Fille De Roy | A King's Daughters is a term used to refer to an approximately 800 young French women who immigrated to New France between 1663 and 1673 as part of a program sponsored by King Louis XIV of France. |
Dowry | Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage. |
Habitant | An early French settler in Canada (especially Quebec) or Louisiana. |
Seigneurs | A feudal lord; the lord of a manor. |
Voyageur | (In Canada) A boatman employed by fur companies in transporting goods and passengers to and from trading posts. |
Orphanage | A residential institution for a care and education of orphans. |